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The Temple Spire, also referred to as the Tranquility Spire, was the highest of the five spires of the Jedi Temple. The Spire was the most sacred site in the Temple and emanated a contemplative atmosphere. By the late Clone Wars, the Temple Spire also housed a Jedi Council chamber.

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Established above and around the sacred spire, the mountain which contained the Force nexus in which the Temple was originally contained, the tower stood taller than the surrounding Council spires. As the building grew, it came to completely cover and reshape much of the mountain, with its peak remaining in its original shape within the spire.[2]

The tallest of the Temple's five spires, the Temple Spire was filled largely with turbolifts which carried visitors to the tower up and down. As passengers traveled up within the turbolifts, visitors were able to view the history of the Order through transparisteel windows. Mosaics, heritage tapestries and towering memorial statues of the most revered Jedi which were suspended within the tower on repulsorlift pads. At the base of the tower, the original mountain peak of the sacred spire jutted out of the Temple Ziggurat and was encircled by transparisteel hallways which overlooked the barren slopes of the edifice. Pathways led from the outer halls onto the mountain and through it, leading down into ancient chapels and temples. It was the site of meditation chambers and halls where the youngest Jedi were brought to have their minds opened to the vastness of the Force.[2]

While the bulk of the Spire contained with floating statues and murals, the summit of Temple Spire was filled with meditation chambers and halls. The veranda was the name given to the upper levels of the tower which was marked by three wings which jutted out from the otherwise cylindrical section. Specialized halls and chambers were located within the wings and were used for celebrations or significant occasions. Directly below the veranda was a small hanger reserved for special Jedi transports and high-ranking Jedi. In the space directly above the veranda was the spacious Hall of Knighthood which served as a space for the Jedi High Council to elevate Padawans to the rank of Knighthood. Padawans preparing to undergo the Knighting ceremony would spend the week prior in deep meditation in one of the veranda's private meditation rooms. During the Clone Wars, a circular chamber within the Spire's summit was used as a meeting place for the Jedi High Council. The pinnacle room at the very summit of Tranquility Spire held the most sacred and oldest documents from the founding of the Order on Tython, many of which had been saved from destruction on Ossus.[2]